The G8 is comprised of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia and Canada.

But like the existing account for Number 10 Downing Street, Japan and Russia have accounts that tweet robotic press release headlines for their nations' highest offices.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gives English speakers a sampling of pictures of the premier meeting with officials from Liechtenstein and videos of press conferences. Another account, @YoshihikoNoda, is an automated aggregator of any stories mentioning Noda.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel remains Twitter-less, along with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, however the so-called queen of the European Union's leading parody account has been attracting thousands of followers.